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Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics

Irving H. Shames

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Preface. 1. Fundamentals of Mechanics Review I. 2. Elements of Vector Algebra Review II. 3. Important Vector Quantities. 4. Equivalent Force Systems. 5. Equations of Equilibrium. 6. Introduction to Structural Mechanics. 7. Friction Forces. 8. Properties of Surfaces. 9. Moments and Products of Inertia. 10. Methods of Virtual Work and Stationary Potential Energy. 11. Kinematics of a Particle - Simple Relative Motion. 12. Particle Dynamics. 13. Energy Methods for Particles. 14. Methods of Momentum for Particles. 15. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies: Relative Motion. 16. Kinetics of Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies. 17. Energy and Impulse-Momentum Methods for Rigid Bodies. 18. Dynamics of General Rigid-Body Motion. 19. Vibrations. Appendix I. Integration Formulas. Appendix II. Computation of Principal Moments of Inertia. Appendix III. Additional Data For the Ellipse. Appendix IV. Proof that Infinitesimal Rotations Are Vectors.

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Preface. 1. Fundamentals of Mechanics Review I. 2. Elements of Vector Algebra Review II. 3. Important Vector Quantities. 4. Equivalent Force Systems. 5. Equations of Equilibrium. 6. Introduction to Structural Mechanics. 7. Friction Forces. 8. Properties of Surfaces. 9. Moments and Products of Inertia. 10. Methods of Virtual Work and Stationary Potential Energy. 11. Kinematics of a Particle - Simple Relative Motion. 12. Particle Dynamics. 13. Energy Methods for Particles. 14. Methods of Momentum for Particles. 15. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies: Relative Motion. 16. Kinetics of Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies. 17. Energy and Impulse-Momentum Methods for Rigid Bodies. 18. Dynamics of General Rigid-Body Motion. 19. Vibrations. Appendix I. Integration Formulas. Appendix II. Computation of Principal Moments of Inertia. Appendix III. Additional Data For the Ellipse. Appendix IV. Proof that Infinitesimal Rotations Are Vectors.

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Preface. 1. Fundamentals of Mechanics Review I. 2. Elements of Vector Algebra Review II. 3. Important Vector Quantities. 4. Equivalent Force Systems. 5. Equations of Equilibrium. 6. Introduction to Structural Mechanics. 7. Friction Forces. 8. Properties of Surfaces. 9. Moments and Products of Inertia. 10. Methods of Virtual Work and Stationary Potential Energy. 11. Kinematics of a Particle - Simple Relative Motion. 12. Particle Dynamics. 13. Energy Methods for Particles. 14. Methods of Momentum for Particles. 15. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies: Relative Motion. 16. Kinetics of Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies. 17. Energy and Impulse-Momentum Methods for Rigid Bodies. 18. Dynamics of General Rigid-Body Motion. 19. Vibrations. Appendix I. Integration Formulas. Appendix II. Computation of Principal Moments of Inertia. Appendix III. Additional Data For the Ellipse. Appendix IV. Proof that Infinitesimal Rotations Are Vectors.

Key concepts: Classical mechanics, Rigid body dynamics, Kinematics, Statics, Moment of inertia, Virtual work, Physics, Rigid body

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